Explain two disadvantages of specialisation.

Vulnerability, whether it be an employee, firm or country who specialise, producing only one good can be a risk if that industry were to collapse. An example of this is the increase in unemployment in the south of England resulting from deindustrialisation.Quality of output may in fact decrease as repetition can cause boredom and workers may start to make mistakes.

KE
Answered by Kira E. Economics tutor

3094 Views

See similar Economics GCSE tutors

Related Economics GCSE answers

All answers ▸

What is the balance of payments?


Why might the Bank of England raise the bank rate if inflation rises above 2%?


The National Living Wage (NLW) government policy target is to increase the NLW to £9 per hour by 2020. Explain two possible impacts of this policy on the UK supermarket industry.


What is excess supply?


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2025 by IXL Learning